The transmission has already been confirmed for the automaker’s large pickups and SUVs, including the 2015 Cadillac Escalade, and soon a lower-torque version will be rolled out. According to Automotive News (subscription required), this lower-torque version will be fitted to a number of GM passenger vehicles such as the Cadillac ATS and CTS and the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro.

In the Camaro, the new transmission should give the car the edge over the 2015 Ford Mustang, which comes with a six-speed automatic. However, the tables could turn when the Mustang adopts a new transmission, possibly with as many as 10 forward gears. The latest Dodge Challenger also features an eight-speed automatic.

Beyond the Cadillacs and new Camaro, expect the transmission to turn up in the Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon midsize pickups.

In the longer term, GM will start rolling out a 10-speed automatic that it is developing with the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F]. This transmission, designed for rear-wheel-drive applications, is expected to debut in GM’s larger vehicles before filtering down to some of its smaller cars.